Erie woman charged in theft, illegal use of credit card

An Erie woman was jailed today on charges of using a relative's credit card to rack up nearly $2,500 worth of unauthorized charges.

Nicole Fox, 24, of the 2700 block of East 28th Street, was placed in the Erie County Prison on $25,000 bond after she was arraigned by Erie 6th Ward District Judge Dominick DiPaolo on 21 counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property; and on 20 counts each of access device fraud and forgery.

Erie police accuse Fox of using the stolen card to make purchases at numerous stores between June 10 and June 20.